Hulk's New Era Is Officially Ignoring Its Masterpiece Predecessor
Warning: Contains spoilers for Hulk #6
The current Hulk series had the tough job of coming right after Immortal Hulk, one of the most acclaimed runs in the character's history. Hulk by Donny Cates and Ryan Ottley began with a clear statement in its advertisements: «Immortal no longer», and has endeavored from the beginning to set its tone as far away as possible from Al Ewing and Joe Bennet's Immortal Hulk. Developments in Hulk #6, however, indicate that the new series is not just setting a different tone, but actually ignoring its predecessor's most important developments.
Immortal Hulk gave new meaning to the Jade Giant, introducing elements of supernatural horror such as the influence of an eldritch god known as the One-Below-All, connected with gamma energy, and it also took a new approach to the Hulk's different personalities. Immortal Hulk also engaged with weighty themes and had a strong allegorical connotation. The series also further explored the abuse Bruce Banner endured at the hands of his father and how his childhood trauma shaped him and his alter egos. This cathartic journey ended with Bruce finally getting rid of his father's influence and earning a second chance through an act of forgiveness. The surviving Hulk personas united and inspired Bruce to turn a new leaf, finally finding a purpose for his existence.
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The follow-up Hulk, however, began by posing the question "What if Hulk exists to protect us from Banner?", again setting the two protagonists at odds. Immortal's metaphysical and allegorical tones were replaced by a sci-fi inspired smash fest, in which Banner's personality has turned the Hulk's body into a spaceship he can
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